Testing of survival equipment for pilots of T-50 fighters has been completed

NPP Zvezda completed production and state testing of survival equipment for pilots of T-50 fifth-generation fighters, Rossiyskaya gazeta reports with reference to the press-service of United Aircraft Corporation.

It was reported that the new equipment allows saving the pilot’s life in case of cockpit depressurization at an altitude up to 20 km. The new protective helmet is 350 g lighter compared to the previous model thanks to using the new composite material – organoplastic. The helmet is synchronized with a number of instruments located in the cockpit in order to reduce the pilot’s workload.